Pearl Jam was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. From the beginning, the band's line-up consisted of Eddie Vedder (lead vocals), Mike McCready (lead guitar), Stone Gossard ( rhythm guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass). The band's fifth member is drummer Matt Cameron (also of Soundgarden), who has been with the band since 1998. Boom Gaspar (piano) has also been a member of the band's tour/sessions since 2002. Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese and Jack Irons is a former member of the band.
Formed after the death of Gossard and previous band Ament, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam entered the mainstream with his debut album, Ten , in 1991. One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, during a career trip band members became well known for their refusal to follow traditional music industry practices, including refusing to make proper music videos or giving interviews, and engaging in the much publicized boycott of Ticketmaster. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent most of the last decade deliberately tearing their own fame."
To date, the band has sold nearly 32 Ã, million recordings in the United States and is estimated to be 60 million worldwide. Pearl Jam has survived long ago and surpassed many of its contemporaries from alternative rock breakthroughs of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called Pearl Jam "the most popular American rock & amp; roll band of the 90s." Pearl Jam was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017, in its first year of eligibility.
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History
Formation and early years (1984-1990)
Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were members of the pioneering grunge band Green River during the mid-1980s. Green River toured and recorded a moderate success but disbanded in 1987 because of the stylistic division between spouses and bandmates Mark Arm and Steve Turner. In late 1987, Gossard and Ament began playing with Malfunkshun vocalist Andrew Wood, eventually setting up the band Mother Love Bone. In 1988 and 1989, the band recorded and toured to increase interest and found support from PolyGram's record label, which signed the band in early 1989. Mother Love Bone's debut album, Apple, was released in July. 1990, four months after Wood died of a heroin overdose.
Ament and Gossard were destroyed by the death of Wood and the death of Mother Love Bone. Gossard spends his time after writing material that is harder than what he has done before. After a few months, Gossard began training with fellow Seattle guitarist Mike McCready, whose band, Shadow, had broken up; McCready in turn encouraged Gossard to reconnect with Ament. After practicing for a while, the trio sent a five-song demo tape to search for singers and drummers. They gave former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons a demo to see if he was interested in joining the band and distributing the demo to anyone he felt might fit the main vocal position.
Irons delivered the invitation but gave a demo to his ball buddy, San Diego, California singer Eddie Vedder. Vedder is the main vocalist for the San Diego band, Bad Radio, and working part time at the gas station. He listened to the tape just before surfing, where the lyrics came to him. He then recorded vocals to three songs ("Alive", "Once", and "Footsteps") in what he later described as "mini-opera" titled Momma-Son . Vedder sent the tape with his vocals back to three Seattle musicians, who were impressed enough to fly Vedder to Seattle to audition. Within a week, Vedder joined the band.
With the addition of Dave Krusen on drums, the band took the name of Mookie Blaylock, referring to the current basketball player Mookie Blaylock. The band played their first official show at Off Ramp Cafà ©  © in Seattle on October 22, 1990. They opened for Alice in Chains at Moore Theater in Seattle on December 22, 1990, and served as the opening act for the band Facelift tour in 1991. Mookie Blaylock immediately signed a contract with Epic Records and changed his name to Pearl Jam. In an initial promotional interview, Vedder said that the name "Pearl Jam" was a reference to his great-grandmother, Pearl, who married a Native American and had a special recipe for peyote-coated jam. In the 2006 cover story of Rolling Stone, however, Vedder admits that this story is "total nonsense", although he does have a great-grandmother named Pearl. Ament and McCready explained that Ament came with "pearls", and that the band then settled on "Pearl Jam" after attending a concert by Neil Young, where he extended his song as an improvisation of 15-20 minutes in length.
Ten and a grunge explosion (1991 - 1992)
Pearl Jam entered London Bridge Studios in Seattle in March 1991 to record his debut album, Ten . McCready says that "Ten is mostly Stone and Jeff, me and Eddie together for the trip at that time." Krusen left the band in May 1991 after checking himself into rehab; he was replaced by Matt Chamberlain, who previously played with Edie Brickell & amp; New Bohemians. After playing only a few performances, one of them was filmed for the video "Alive", Chamberlain went to join the band Saturday Night Live. Chamberlain suggested Dave Abbruzzese as his successor. Abbruzzese joined the group and played live performances of Pearl Jam in support of Ten .
Released on August 27, 1991, Ten (named after jersey number Mookie Blaylock) contains eleven tracks related to dark subjects like depression, suicide, loneliness, and murder. Ten style of music, influenced by classic rock, combines "vast harmonic vocabulary" with an anthemic sound. The album was slow to sell, but in the second half of 1992 it became a breakthrough success, becoming certified gold and reaching number two on the Billboard charts. Ten resulted in hit singles "Alive", "Even Flow", and "Jeremy". Originally interpreted as a national anthem by many, Vedder later revealed that "Alive" tells the semi-autobiographical story of a son who discovered that his father was actually his stepfather, while his mother's grief made him sexually embrace his son, who closely resembled the biological father. The song "Jeremy" and the accompanying video are inspired by a true story where a high school student shot himself in front of his classmates. Ten has remained on Billboard charts for almost five years, and has become one of the highest selling rock records, going 13x platinum.
With Pearl's success, Pearl Jam became a key member of Seattle's grunge blast, along with Alice in Chains, Nirvana, and Soundgarden. The band was criticized in the music press; British music magazine NME said Pearl Jam "tried to steal money from the pockets of alternative youngsters." Kurt Cobain of Nirvana angrily attacked Pearl Jam, claiming that the band was a commercial sale, and argued Ten is not an actual alternative album because it has a lot of prominent lead guitars. Cobain was later reconciled with Vedder, and they were reported to be in friendly condition before Cobain's death in 1994.
Pearl Jam toured non-stop to support Ten . Ament stated that "basically Ten is just a reason for the tour," adding, "We told the record company, 'We know we can be a great band, so let's get a chance to get out and' band, Kelly Curtis, stated, "As soon as people come and see them alive, these light bulbs will light up." Doing their first tour, you know it happens and nothing stops it. "Early in Pearl Jam's career, the band was known for live performances which is intense. Looking back at this time, Vedder said that "playing music and then getting a chance to make a recording and to have the audience and things, it's like wild power... But it does not come from the athlete's mentality.It comes from being left out of the gate. "
In 1992, Pearl Jam made television appearances on Saturday Night Live and MTV Unplugged and took a slot on Lollapalooza's summer tour with Ministry, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Soundgarden, among others. The band donated two songs to the 1992 Cameron Crowe movie soundtrack Singles : "Circumstances of Love and Trust" and "Breath". Ament, Gossard and Vedder appear in Singles with the name "Citizen Dick"; their part was filmed when Pearl Jam was known as Mookie Blaylock.
Vs. , Vitalogy and dealing with success (1993-1995)
The band members became uncomfortable with their success, with much of the burden of Pearl Jam's popularity falling on Vedder frontman. While Pearl Jam received four awards at the MTV Video Music Awards 1993 for the video for "Jeremy", including Video of the Year and Best Video Group, the band refused to make a video for "Black" despite pressure from the label. This action started a band trend that refused to make videos for the songs. Vedder feels that the concept of a music video robs the listener of creating their own interpretation of the song, stating that "Before the first music video comes out, you will listen to the song with headphones, sit on a beanbag chair with your eyes closed, and you'll come up with your own vision, things that come from within. Then suddenly, sometimes even the first time you hear a song, it's with visual images inherent, and it robs you of all forms of self-expression. "" Ten years from now, "said Ament," I do not want people to remember our songs as videos. "
Pearl Jam headed to the studio in early 1993 facing the challenge of following up on his debut commercial success. McCready said, "The band was blown up big enough and everything was crazy." Released on October 19, 1993, Pearl Jam's second album, Vs. , sold 950,378 copies in the first week of its release and outperformed all other entries on Billboard the top ten weeks it merged. The album set the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week of release, held until it was solved by Garth Brooks album in 1998, Double Live . Vs. including single "Go", "Daughter", "Animal", and "Dissident". Paul Evans of Rolling Stone said, "Some American bands have come more clearly gifted than this one with Ten ; and Vs. even peak debuts. " He added: "Like Jim Morrison and Pete Townshend, Vedder is making his psychological explorations ahead-his myth... As guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready painting a solid and cut background, he invites us into experimental and dispute dramas." The band decided, starting with the release of Vs. , to reduce its commercial efforts. The members refused to produce the music video again after the great success of "Jeremy" and chose fewer interviews and television appearances. Industry insiders compared Pearl Jam's tour of the year with Led Zeppelin tour habits, where the band "ignored the press and brought the music directly to fans." During Vs. Tour, the band set the ticket price limit in an attempt to thwart the brokers.
In 1994, Pearl Jam "fought on all fronts", as his manager described the band at the time. Reporter Chuck Philips solves a series of stories that show that Ticketmaster pinches Pearl Jam's customers. Pearl Jam was furious when, after playing a pair of charity events in Chicago, Illinois, he found out that Ticketmaster ticket sellers have added a service charge for tickets. Pearl Jam is committed to keeping the price of their concert tickets down but Fred Rosen from Ticketmaster refuses to ignore the service charge. Because Ticketmaster controls most of the major venues, the band is forced to make from its very early outdoor outdoor stadiums in rural areas to perform. Pearl Jam's effort to organize a tour without the collapsed ticket giants that Pearl Jam said was a testament to Ticketmaster's monopoly. Analysis of journalist Chuck Philips in a series of investigations in the famous legal monograph concluded that it is difficult to imagine the legitimate reason for Ticketmaster's exclusive contract with venues and contracts covering such a long period of time. The authors say, "The ease of Ticketmaster's exclusive agreement, coupled with the excessive duration and the manner in which they were obtained, supports the finding that Ticketmaster has engaged in anticompetitive behavior under Part 2 of the Sherman Act."
The US Department of Justice was investigating the company's practices at the time and asked the band to make a memorandum of its experience with the company. Gossard and Ament band members testified to a subcommittee investigation on June 30, 1994 in Washington, D.C. Pearl Jam alleged that Ticketmaster used anti-competitive and monopolistic practices to lure fans. After Pearl Jam's testimony before Congress, congressman Dingell (D-Mich.) Writes a bill that requires full disclosure to prevent Ticketmaster from burying increased service charges. Pearl Jam's manager said he was grateful that Congress acknowledged the issue as a national issue. The band finally canceled the 1994 summer tour in protest. After the Justice Department dropped the case, Pearl Jam continued to boycott Ticketmaster, refusing to play in places that have contracts with the company. The band is trying to work around Ticketmaster's exclusive contracts with charity hosting and benefits in major venues, since exclusive contracts often contain clauses that allow promoters of charity events to sell their own tickets. Music critic Jim DeRogatis noted that along with the Ticketmaster disaster, "the band refused to release singles or make a video, it has demanded that the album be released on vinyl, and it wants to be more like a 60s hero, The Who, releasing two or three albums a year. "He also stated that sources say that most of the band's third album Vitalogy was completed in early 1994, but whether it was a forced delay by Epic or a battle with Ticketmaster who was to blame for the delay.
Pearl Jam writes and records while on tour behind Vs. and most of the songs for Vitalogy were recorded during a break on the tour. The tension in the band has increased dramatically nowadays. Producer Brendan O'Brien said, "Vitalogy is a bit tense, I'm polite - there are some explosions going on." After Pearl Jam finished recording Vitalogy , drummer Dave Abbruzzese was fired. The band cites political differences between Abbruzzese and other members; for example, Abbruzzese disagrees with the Ticketmaster boycott. He was replaced by Jack Irons, a close friend of Vedder and former drummer of the original Red Hot Chili Peppers. Irons made his debut with the band at Neil Young at the 1994 Bridge School Benefit, but he was not officially announced as the band's new drummer until 1995, a satellite radio broadcast, a four-and-a-hour half-hour Seattle pirate available for the radio station that wants to take it.
Vitalogy was first released on November 22, 1994 on vinyl and then two weeks later on December 6, 1994 on CDs and cassettes. CD became the second fastest selling in history, with more than 877,000 units sold within the first week. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said that "thanks to its sleek, lean production, Vitalogy stands as Pearl Jam's most original and uncompromising album." Many of the songs on this album seem to be inspired by the pressure of fame. The song "Spin the Black Circle", a tribute to the phonograph record, won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Hard Rock Performance. Vitalogy also includes the songs "Not for You", "Corduroy", "Better Man", and "Immortality". "Better Man" ( sample ), a song originally written and performed by Vedder while on Bad Radio, reached number one on > Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, spent a total of eight weeks there. Considered a "blatantly overt pop" by producer Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam was reluctant to record it and initially rejected it from Vs. because of its accessibility.
The band went on to boycott against Ticketmaster during the 1995 tour for Vitalogy , but was surprised that almost no other bands joined. Pearl Jam's initiative to play only in non-Ticketmaster venues effectively, with some exceptions, prevents him from playing shows in the United States for the next three years. Ament later said, "We are very stubborn about the 1995 tour. Must prove we can tour ourselves, and that's pretty much killing us, killing our career." In the same year Pearl Jam endorsed Neil Young, who the band recorded as an influence, on his album Mirror Ball . Contractual obligations prevent the use of band names anywhere in the album, but all members are individually credited in the album's liner notes. Two songs from the remaining session Mirror Ball : "I Got Id" and "Long Road". Both songs were released separately by Pearl Jam in the form of EP 1995, Merkin Ball .
No Codes Results (1996-1999)
After the tour round for Vitalogy , the band entered the studio to record its follow-up, No Code . Vedder said, "Making No Code is about getting perspective." Released in 1996, No Code is considered a deliberate pause of the band's sound since Ten , supporting experimental ballads and noisy rocker gamers. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly stated that " No Code featured more mood and instrumentation than Pearl Jam's previous album." The lyrical theme on the album deal with self-examination issues, with Ament stated, "In some ways, it's like a band story. It's about growing up." Although the album debuted at number one on the Billboard chart, it quickly fell to the charts. No Code including single "Who You Are" ( sample ), "Hail, Hail" and "Off He Goes ". As with Vitalogy , very few tours were conducted to promote the No Code due to the band's refusal to play in the Ticketmaster venue area. The European tour occurred in the fall of 1996. Gossard stated that there was "a lot of stress associated with trying touring at that time" and that "it was getting harder to become excited about being a part of the band."
After a short tour for the No Code , the band entered the studio in 1997 to record the follow-up. The sessions for the band's fifth album represented more team effort amongst all the group members, with Ament stating that "everyone really gets a bit of their voices in the notes... therefore everyone feels like they're an integral part of the band." On February 3, 1998, Pearl Jam released their fifth album, Yield . The album was cited as a return to the early band, direct rock sound. Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly stated that the band had "transformed in an intermittently influential album that veered between a fiery and rooted garage stone, acoustic-based depictions." Perhaps considering their position as an alt ambassador with the level of influence, they have produced the most cohesive album since their 1991 debut, Ten . "Lyrics, Yield followed by a more contemplative type of writing that found on No Code , with Vedder saying, "What happened in the past has become a reflection." Yield debuted at number two on the Billboard chart, but like No Code soon started down the charts. This includes singles "Given to Fly" and "Wishlist". The band hired comic book artist Todd McFarlane to create an animated video for the song "Do the Evolution" from the album, his first music video since 1992. A documentary detailing the making of Yield , Single Video Theory , was released on VHS and DVD later that year.
In April 1998, Pearl Jam once again replaced the drummer. Jack Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with the tour and was replaced with former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron at first temporarily, but he soon became a permanent replacement for Irons. The Pearl Jam Production Tour of 1998 in North America marked the band's return to a full-scale tour. The band's anti-trust lawsuit against Ticketmaster has proved unsuccessful and hampered the live tour. Many fans complain about the difficulty of getting tickets and the use of non-Ticketmaster venues, which are judged to be inappropriate and not personal. For this tour and the upcoming tour, Pearl Jam once again started using Ticketmaster to "better accommodate concert audiences." The 1998 summer tour was a great success, and after that the band released Live on Two Legs, a live album featuring the selected show from the tour.
In 1998, Pearl Jam recorded "Last Kiss", a 1960s ballad cover made famous by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. It was recorded during soundcheck and released on the 1998 fan club Christmas band. The following year, the cover was put into large rotations across the country. With popular demand, its cover was released to the public as one in 1999, with all proceeds going to help refugees of the Kosovo War. The band also decided to include a song on the 1999 charity compilation album, No Boundary: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees . "Last Kiss" peaked at number two on the Billboard chart and became the band's highest single.
Binaural and the Roskilde tragedy (2000) -2001)
After a full-scale tour to support Yield, the band took a short break, but then regrouped towards the end of 1999 and began work on the new album. On May 16, 2000, Pearl Jam released their sixth studio album, Binaural . It was the debut recording studio drummer Matt Cameron with the band. The title is a reference to the binaural recording technique used on some songs by producer Tchad Blake, known for his use of this technique. Binaural was the first album since the band's debut not produced by Brendan O'Brien, although O'Brien was called later to remodel some songs. Gossard stated that band members were "ready for change." Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone said, "Apparently as tired as everyone except Creed fans, Pearl Jam is investigating elsewhere." He added, "This album reflects both Pearl Jam's long curses of self-interest and a new willingness to be experimental or just weird." The album is lyrically darker than the band's previous album Yield , with Gossard describing the lyrics as "pretty sombre." Binaural includes the single "Nothing as It Seems" ( sample Ã, ), one of the songs featuring binaural recordings , and "Year of the Light". The album sold over 700,000 copies and became Pearl Jam's first studio album to fail to achieve platinum status.
Pearl Jam decided to record every show at 2000 Binaural Tour professionally, after noting the fans' desire to have a copy of the show they attended and the popularity of pirated footage. The band has been open in the past about allowing fans to make amateur footage, and this "official bootleg" is an effort to provide more affordable and better quality products for fans. Pearl Jam was originally intended to release them only to fan club members, but the band's record deal prevented him from doing so. Pearl Jam released all albums in record stores as well as through its fan club. The band released 72 live albums in 2000 and 2001, and twice set a record for most albums to debut on Billboard 200 at the same time.
The 2000 Pearl Jam European tour ended in tragedy on June 30, with an accident at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Nine fans were crushed under his feet and suffocated as the crowd rushed forward. After many requests for the backing crowd, the band stopped playing and tried to calm the audience when the musicians realized what was going on, but it was too late. The remaining two tour dates are canceled and band members are considering retiring after this event.
A month after the European tour ended, the band embarked on a two-season tour of 2000 in North America. While performing after the Roskilde tragedy, Vedder said that "playing, facing the crowd, together - it allows us to start processing it." On October 22, 2000, the band played the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first live performance as a band. Vedder takes the opportunity to thank the many people who have helped the band join and make it up to ten years. He noted that "I would never do this receiving a Grammy or something." After finishing the Binaural Tour, the band released Touring Band 2000 the following year. The DVD featured a selection of performances from the North American legs of the tour.
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Vedder and McCready joined Neil Young to bring the song "Long Road" from Merkin Ball EP in America: A Tribute to Heroes benefiting the concert. The concert, which aired on September 21, 2001, raised money for victims and their families.
Riot Act (2002-2005)
Pearl Jam started working on a new album after a year-long break after a full-scale tour to support Binaural. McCready described the recording environment as "very positive" and "very intense and spiritual." Regarding the period of time when the lyrics were being written, Vedder said, "There are many deaths... This is a strange time to write Roskilde changed our shape as human beings, and our filters to see the world change." Pearl Jam released the seventh album, > Riot Act , on November 12, 2002. This includes singles "I Am Mine" and "Save You". The album features a more people-based and experimental sound, clear in the presence of Boom Gaspar's B3 organizers on songs like "Captain of the Love Boat". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said "Riot Act is an album Pearl Jam wants to create since Vitalogy - a muscular rock art record, one that still hits hard but is filled with rough edges and a strange detour. "The song titled" Arc "was recorded as a vocal salute for nine people who died at the Roskilde Festival in June 2000. Vedder only performed this song nine times on the 2003 tour, and the band left tracks of all pirates which was released.
In 2003, the band embarked on the Riot Act Tour, which included tours in Australia and North America. The band continued the official bootleg program, making every concert of the tour available on CD through its official website. A total of six pirates are provided at record stores: Perth, Tokyo, State College, Pennsylvania, two shows from Madison Square Garden, and Mansfield, Massachusetts. On many occasions during the 2003 North American tour, Vedder performed the "Riot Act '" Bu $ hleaguer ", a comment about President George W. Bush, with Bush's rubber mask, wearing it at the beginning of the song and then hanging it on the stand mic to allow her to sing. The band made the news when it was reported that some fans went after Vedder had "stabbed" Bush masks in his mic stand at a Denver, Colorado band show.
In June 2003, Pearl Jam announced officially leaving Epic Records after the end of its contract with the label. The band stated that they were "not interested" in signing with other labels. The band's first unlabeled release is the single for "Man of the Hour", in partnership with Amazon.com. Director Tim Burton approached Pearl Jam to request the original song for the soundtrack of his new movie, Big Fish. After filtering the initial print of the film, Pearl Jam recorded a song for him. "Man of the Hour", later nominated for the Golden Globe Award, can be heard in Big Fish's closing credits.
The band released Lost Dogs , a collection of two rare songs and B-sides, and Live at the Garden , a DVD featuring the band's July 8, 2003 concert at Madison Square Garden via Epic Records in November 2003. In 2004, Pearl Jam released a live album, Live at Benaroya Hall , through an album deal with BMG. The year 2004 marked the first time Pearl Jam licensed a song for use in television shows; the song footage "Yellow Ledbetter" is used in the last episode of the television series Friends . Later that year, Epic released rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003) , Pearl Jam's largest collection of collections from 1991 to 2003. This release marked the end of Pearl Jam's contract deal with Epic Records.
Pearl Jam played a show on Easy Street Records in Seattle in April 2005; the recording of the event was compiled for the album Live at Easy Street and released exclusively to independent record stores in June 2006. The band embarked on a Canadian cross-country tour in September 2005, embarked on a tour with a fundraising concert at Missoula, Montana for Democratic politician Jon Tester, then plays the Gorge Amphitheater before crossing into Canada. After traveling around Canada, Pearl Jam went on to open a Rolling Stones concert in Pittsburgh, then played two shows at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before closing the tour with a concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The official Bootleg for the 2005 band performance is distributed through Pearl Jam's official website in MP3 format. Pearl Jam also played a charity concert to raise money for Hurricane Katrina's help on October 5, 2005, at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. On November 22, 2005, Pearl Jam embarked on his first Latin American tour.
Move to J Records and Pearl Jam (2006-2008)
The work for Pearl Jam's follow-up to the Riot Act began after its appearance on the Vote for Change tour 2004. The time period between the two albums is the longest pause between Pearl Jam's studio albums to date and the new album is the first release for the label new. Clive Davis announced in February 2006 that Pearl Jam had signed a contract with his label, J Records, which like Epic, was part of Sony Music Entertainment (later known as Sony BMG), even though J had folded into RCA Records. The band's eighth studio album, Pearl Jam , was released on May 2, 2006. A number of critics mentioned Pearl Jam as a return to the band's early sound, and McCready compared the new material to Vs. in a 2005 interview. Ament said, "The band playing in a room - who came in. There is some kind of closeness to the recording, and that is our goal." Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly said that "in a world full of boys sent to do a rocking job of a man, Pearl Jam can still bring out gravity." Current socio-political issues in the United States are discussed on this album. "World Wide Suicide", a song that criticized the Iraq War and U.S. foreign policy, was released as a single and topped the Billboard Modern Rock chart; it was Pearl Jam's first number one on the chart since "Who You Are" in 1996, and first number one on any chart in the United States since 1998 when "Given to Fly" reached number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. Pearl Jam also includes single "Life Wasted" and "Gone".
In support of Pearl Jam , the band embarked on a 2006 world tour. It toured North America, Australia and especially Europe; Pearl Jam has not toured the continent for six years. The North American tour included three two-night stands opening for Tom Petty and Heartbreakers. The band served as headliners for Leeds and the Reading festival, despite vowing to never play at the festival again after Roskilde. Vedder started both concerts with an emotional appeal to the audience to take care of each other. He commented during Leeds establishing that the band's decision to play the festival for the first time after Roskilde had nothing to do with "guts" but with confidence in the audience.
In 2007, Pearl Jam recorded the cover of The Who's "Love, Reign o'er Me" for the movie Mike Binder, Reign Over Me ; it was then made available as a music download on the iTunes Music Store. The band embarked on a 13-date European tour, and the title of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, on August 5, 2007. The band released a set of CD boxes in June 2007, entitled Live at the Gorge 05/06 , which documenting his performance at The Gorge Amphitheater, and in September 2007 a concert DVD, titled Immagine in Cornice, which documented the Italian band's performance from its 2006 tour was released.
In June 2008, Pearl Jam appeared as the main deed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Bonnaroo's appearance occurred in the midst of a twelve-date tour in the Eastern United States. In July 2008, the band performed in VH1's homage to The Who with Foo Fighters, Incubus and The Flaming Lips. In the days before Election Day 2008, Pearl Jam released digitally via its official website a free documentary, entitled Opt for a Change? 2004 , which follows the band's time spent on the 2004 Vote for Change tour.
Reissues and Backspacer (2009-2012 )
In March 2009, Ten was reissued in four editions, featuring additions such as remastering and remixes of the entire album by Brendan O'Brien, a DVD of the 1992 band's performance at MTV Unplugged. , and LP concert on September 20, 1992 at Magnuson Park in Seattle. This is the first reissue in the re-release of Pearl Jam's entire catalog that leads to the band's 20th anniversary in 2011. A Pearl Jam retrospective film directed by Cameron Crowe titled Pearl Jam Twenty is also planned coinciding with the anniversary. In 2011, Vs. and Vitalogy reissued in spring in the form of luxury.
Pearl Jam started work to follow up Pearl Jam in early 2008. In 2009, the band began building instrumental songs and demos written during 2008. The band's ninth studio album, Backspacer >, was first produced by Brendan O'Brien since Yield . Backspacer debuted at No. 1. 1 on the Billboard music charts, the band's first album to do so since No Code in 1996, and has sold 635,000 copies as of July 2013, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Music on the recording of voice features is influenced by pop and new waves. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic said that "before Backspacer , Pearl Jam will not or can not make this music unfettered, inconclusive, casual, and, yes, fun." Regarding the lyrics, Vedder said, "I have been trying, for years, to hope in the lyrics, and I think it will be easier now." "The Fixer" was chosen as the album's first single. Pearl Jam did not re-sign the record deal with J Records, and the band released an album through its own record label Monkey in the United States and through Universal Music Group internationally. Pearl Jam reached an agreement with Target to become the exclusive big box store retailer for an album in the United States. The album also sees releases through the band's official website, independent record store, online retailer, and iTunes. In an interview in September 2009 McCready revealed that Pearl Jam was scheduled to finish Backspacer in over six months, and told San Diego KBZT radio station that the band might release an EP in 2010 consisting of track- the song, while Vedder suggested that the songs could be used for the next studio album.
In August 2009, Pearl Jam became the title of the Virgin Festival, the Music and Overseas Arts Festival, and played five shows in Europe and three in North America. In October 2009, Pearl Jam became the title of the Austin City Border Music Festival. Then in October on Halloween night, the band played in what was their last performance at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Additional legs consisting of an Oceania tour followed thereafter. In May 2010, the band embarked on a month-long tour starting with New Orleans Jazz & amp; Heritage Festival. The tour goes to the East Coast and ends May 21, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The European tour took place in June and July 2010, where the band performed in Northern Ireland for the first time at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. In late October 2010, Pearl Jam performed at the 24th Annual School Benefit Concert at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. A live album, titled Live on Ten Legs , was released on January 17, 2011. It is a compilation of live songs from 2003 to 2010 world tour, and is a follow-up of Live on Two Legs , consisting of songs recorded during their 1998 North American tour.
In March 2011, bassist Jeff Ament told Billboard that the band had 25 songs and they would head to the studio in April to begin recording a follow-up to Backspacer. On May 16, 2011, the band confirmed that they will play the Labor Day weekend at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, followed by ten shows in Canada.
On September 8, 2011, the band released a new song titled "OlÃÆ' Â ©". On November 18th, the band released Toronto 9.11.11 - a free live album available through the launch of Google Music.
On November 21, 2011, as part of their PJ20 World Tour, Pearl Jam visited Costa Rica for the first time to 30,000 fans at the National Stadium. The following month, the band announced a tour to Europe, which began in June 2012.
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On July 11, 2013, the band announced that their tenth studio album Lightning Bolt will be released internationally on October 14, 2013 and the following day in the United States, along with the release of the first single "Your Thoughts of Behavior". The band played a two-legged tour of North America during October and November, followed by headlining Big Day Out festivals in Australia and New Zealand in 2014. The second single, "Sirens", was released on September 18, 2013. After selling 166,000 copies in the first week , Lightning Bolt became Pearl Jam's fifth album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015, the album won the award for Best Recording Package. In November 2015 the band played a nine-date tour in Latin America.
In January 2016, the band announced tours to the United States and Canada, including appearances at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and Bonnaroo. In April 2017, Pearl Jam was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the ceremony, they were inducted by comedian David Letterman. In August 2017, the band announced the release of a live album and Let's Play Two movie concert, from a band performance at Wrigley Field the year before.
Eleventh studio album (2018-present)
The band toured in 2018, including performances at the Lollapalooza festivals in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. The band will also play two special charity events in homeless city homes in Seattle. Before the first show in South America, Pearl Jam released a new song, "Can not Deny Me", taken from their upcoming album.
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The style and influence of music
Compared to other grunge bands in the early 1990s, Pearl Jam's style was less severe and reminiscent of classical rock music of the 1970s. Pearl Jam calls many punk rock and classic rock bands an influence, including The Who, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Kiss, and Ramones. Pearl Jam's success has been attributed to his voice, which incorporates the "70s stoned riff-heavy stadium rock with grit and anger in the post-punk 80s, without ever ignoring the hook and chorus." The Gossard rhythm guitar style is known for its sense of beat and groove, while McCready's main guitar style, influenced by artists like Jimi Hendrix, has been described as "feeling oriented" and "rooted."
Pearl Jam has expanded its music range with the next release. Because he was more influential on the band's sound, Vedder tried to make the band's music output less attractive. He said, "I feel that with the growing popularity, we will be destroyed, our heads will erupt like grapes." In 1994's
Critics Jim DeRogatis described vedder vedder as "Jim Morrison's vocal growl." Greg Prato of AllMusic said, "With his lyrical loud and frequent acknowledgment and baritone of Jim Morrison-esque, Vedder has also become one of the most copied lead singers in all of rock." Vedder's lyrics range from personal ("Alive", "Better Man") to social and political issues ("Even Flow", "World Wide Suicide"). The lyrics are often used for storytelling and include themes of freedom, individualism, and sympathy for troubled individuals. When the band started, Gossard and McCready were clearly appointed as rhythm and lead guitarists, respectively. The dynamics began to change as Vedder began to play more rhythm guitar during the Vitalogy era. McCready said in 2006, "Even though there are three guitars, I think there might be more room now, the rock will pull back and play a two-note line and Ed will do a power chord, and I fit in with it."
Legacy
While Nirvana had brought grunge to the mainstream in the early 1990s with Nevermind , Pearl Jam's debut was beyond it in the United States, and the band became "America's most popular & amp; roll band from the 90's according to AllMusic.Pearl Jam has been described as "the most influential rock music stylist - midtempo songs very similar to songs like" Alive "and" Even Flow "just melodic enough to make the mosher sing along. "The band inspired and influenced a number of bands, ranging from Silverchair to Puddle of Mudd and The Strokes.The band has also been credited for inspiring the indie scene of the urban era of the 90's Pakistan, which has since grown into a rich rock music culture in the country this.
Pearl Jam has been praised for his refusal of rock star excess and his insistence on backing led him to believe. Music critic Jim DeRogatis said after the band's battle with Ticketmaster that it "proved that a rock band that does not consist of a greedy head can play a stadium and not a spectator's milk for every last penny... it shows that idealism in rock 'n' roll is not the only province of the 60s bands captured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Eric Weisbard of Spin said in 2001, "The group that once was accused of being a synthetic grunge now looks organic and principled as a rock band. "In Pearl Jam's 2005 poll today, Pearl Jam was voted the largest American rock band of all time.In April 2006, Pearl Jam was awarded the prize for" Best Live Act "at Esquire ' s Esky Music Awards.The blurb is called Pearl Jam "a rare superstar who still plays as if every show could be the last." The following Pearl Jam Fanbase has been compared to the Grateful Dead, with Rolling Stone magazine stating that Pearl Jam "toured nonstop and became one of the biggest rock rallies, attracting fanatics, the Grateful Dead-like cult following the marathon, true believers showing Bruce's disappearing passion Springsteen, Who and U2. "
When asked about Pearl Jam's legacy in a 2000 interview, Vedder said, "I thought at some point along the way we started feeling we wanted to give people something to believe because we all had bands that gave it to us when we needed something to believe it It was a big challenge for us after the first recording and response.The goal soon became how we continue to be musicians and grow and survive in view of all this... The answer is not always easy, but I think we found a way.
Campaign and activism
Throughout his career, Pearl Jam has promoted broader social and political issues, ranging from pro-choice sentiment to opposition to George W. Bush's presidency. Vedder acts as the band's spokesperson on this issue. The band has been promoting a variety of causes, including awareness of Crohn's disease, which Mike McCready suffered, Ticketmaster's place monopoly and environmental protection and wildlife, among others. Guitarist Stone Gossard has been active in environmental pursuits, and has been a supporter of Pearl Jam's carbon neutral policy, offsetting the band's environmental impact. Vedder has advocated for the release of West Memphis 3 over the years and Damien Echols, a member of three, shared a writing credit for the song "Army Reserve" (from Pearl Jam).
The band, and especially frontman Eddie Vedder, has been a vocal supporter of the pro-choice movement. In 1992, Spin printed an article by Vedder, entitled "Reclamation", detailing his view of abortion. In MTV Unplugged concert in the same year, Vedder stood on the bench and wrote "PRO-CHOICE!" on his arm in protest when the band performed the song "Serambi". The band is a member of a number of pro-choice organizations, including Choice USA and Voters for Choice.
As a member of Rock the Vote and Vote for Change, the band has encouraged voter registration and participation in elections in the United States. Vedder was outspoken in favor of Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader in 2000, and Pearl Jam played a series of concerts on the Vote for Change tour in October 2004, supporting John Kerry's candidacy for the US President. In the Rolling Stone feature featuring Vote for Change artist, Vedder told magazine: "I support Ralph Nader in 2000, but this is a crisis, we have to get a new administration."
Vedder sometimes commented on politics among songs, often to criticize US foreign policy, and a number of his songs, including "Bu $ hleaguer" and "World Wide Suicide", openly criticized the Bush administration. In Lollapalooza 2007, Vedder spoke against BP Amoco dumping waste at Lake Michigan, and at the end of "Princess", he sang the lyrics "George Bush left this world alone/George Bush finds your other home". At the beginning of the second encore, Vedder invited Iraq war veteran Tomas Young, documentary subject of the Body of War, to the stage to press for an end to the war. Young in turn introduced Ben Harper, who contributed vocals to "No More" and "Rockin 'in the Free World". The band later discovered that some of the lyrics associated with Bush were removed from the AT & T webcast; of the event, and questioned whether it was censorship. AT & amp; T then apologized and blamed the censorship on contractor Davie Brown Entertainment.
Pearl Jam has done many charity concerts for charity. For example, the band became the Seattle concert headlines in 2001 to support UN efforts to combat world hunger. The band added dates at the Chicago House of Blues for a 2005 tour to help victims of Hurricane Katrina; the concert results are donated to Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and the American Jazz Foundation.
In 2011, Pearl Jam was named the Defender of Planet 2011 by Rock The Earth for their environmental activism and their large-scale efforts to reduce their own carbon emissions.
band members
Timeline
Discography
- Ten (1991)
- Vs. (1993)
- Vitalogy (1994)
- No Code (1996)
- Results (1998)
- binaural (2000)
- Riot Act (2002)
- Pearl Jam (2006)
- Backspacer (2009)
- Lightning Bolt (2013)
See also
- List of alternative rock artists
- The list of artists who reached number one on the alternative rock chart of the U.S.
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart
- List of awards and nominations received by Pearl Jam
- List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
References
Further reading
- Clark, Martin. Pearl Jam & amp; Eddie Vedder: Nothing Too Brittle (2005). ISBNÃ, 0-85965-371-4
- Jones, Allan. Pearl Jam - The Illustrated Story, A Melody Maker Book (1995). ISBNÃ, 0-7935-4035-6
- Neely, Kim. Five Against One: The Pearl Jam Story (1998). ISBN: 0-14-027642-4
- Prato, Greg. Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music (2009). ISBN: 978-1-55022-877-9
- Wall, Mick. Pearl Jam (1996). ISBNÃ, 1-886894-33-7
External links
- Official website
- Pearl Jam at AllMusic
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